The Nonprofit FAQ

Resources for risk and crisis management

The Nonprofit Risk Management Center offers publications and seminars focused on the needs of nonprofit organizations. See http://www.nonprofitrisk.org/ The website offers online tutorials on Accident Response, Basic Risk Management and Volunteer Risk Management. On the "About Us" page there's a list of relevant links to other online resources. There's also an invitation to ask a specific question if the website doesn't afford the needed information. The Nonprofit Risk Management Center sends out "E-News" three times a year with current information about risk management and insurance questions for nonprofits. The latest issue and subscription information (free for nonprofits) can be found at http://www.nonprofitrisk.org/nwsltr/newsltr.htm Covering both nonprofits and governmental units, the Public Entity Risk Institute (http://www.riskinstitute.org/) has this mission: "to serve public, private, and nonprofit organizations as a dynamic, forward thinking resource for the practical enhancement of risk management." The website has lots of resources and links. The Free Management Library also provides information about: - Risk Management (http://www.mapnp.org/library/risk_mng/risk_mng.htm) - Crisis Management (http://www.mapnp.org/library/crisis/crisis.htm) - Ethics Management (http://www.mapnp.org/library/ethics/ethics.htm) - Getting a Lawyer (http://www.mapnp.org/library/legal/gen_advc/gen_advc.htm) - Insurance (http://www.mapnp.org/library/insurnce/insurnce.htm) - Preventing Violence in the Workplace (http://www.mapnp.org/library/emp_well/violence.htm) - Safety in the Workplace (http://www.mapnp.org/library/emp_well/safety.htm) The Washington State Insurance Commissioner has an online reference guide about insurance questions for nonprofit organizations: http://www.insurance.wa.gov/readonline/nonorgs.html Posted 8/19/99 -- CM; revised 2/20/02; 2/11/04 -- PB